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border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3bf8dfd43ddd70974a04ae718fb73349740cf2e2377a2dc868348305b20486e4/UDK_Zwilling_Katharina_72dpi_04.jpg" /> AUTONOMOUS WORK PERFORMANCETEXTILESCULPTUREFASHION CLIENTS HOUSE OF RUBBERKNOTT BAGSSEAN HANNANSUSANNA INGLADAWITTE VAN HULZEN &amp; SANDER BREURELAURA DOLS SWAPSHOP NL SERVICES TAILORING WORKSHOPSPROTOTYPING COMISSIONED RUGSDESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION PUBLICATIONS L’OFFICIEL BALTICHAMBURG JOURNALOE-MAGAZINECRAFT2EUCONTRIBUTOR MAGAZINESCHÖNMAGAZINEQUALITYMAGAZINEKALTBLUTMAGAZINEARTSTHREAD NEWSHAMBURGER ABENDBLATT https://katharinaspitz.com/Autonomous-work-1 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:18:28 +0000 katharinaspitz.com https://katharinaspitz.com/Autonomous-work-1 AUTONOMOUS WORK <img width="3648" height="5472" width_o="3648" height_o="5472" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13f30f1358635aa7c70b03dcfc42081c62544da967caefb8bdc0fd9154bed92a/Photo-Josefina-Eikenaar-TextielMuseum-2025-016-052.jpg" data-mid="240280414" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13f30f1358635aa7c70b03dcfc42081c62544da967caefb8bdc0fd9154bed92a/Photo-Josefina-Eikenaar-TextielMuseum-2025-016-052.jpg" /> MATERIAL ECHOES The series ‘Material Echoes-Is this water’ is part of my ongoing research into ambiguous materials. By translating the tactile, visual and emotional qualities of one medium into another, it explores the poetic tension between contrasting materials, in this case ceramic and textile. Each piece forms a translation and interpretation, focusing on ambiguity, material transformation, and sensory deception. The material functions as a translator: using the crafting process as a medium not just for reproduction but for reinterpretation and to create tactile narratives. FORGET ME NOT As the 6th Resident of the Fonds for Young Design Programm of Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen I was invited to develop a new work and exhibition for MK&amp;G Hamburg. The exhibition Forget Me Not and the purchase of a whole body of work by Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen for the MK&amp;G collection marks a milestone within my artistic practice. I am very grateful for the opportunity. <img width="4532" height="5568" width_o="4532" height_o="5568" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/41a6be05657f2e046f242a7b32f07096049dcb149f791a6a3a873e790a8da83c/spitz-9-Kopie-kopie.jpg" data-mid="240106714" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/41a6be05657f2e046f242a7b32f07096049dcb149f791a6a3a873e790a8da83c/spitz-9-Kopie-kopie.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="3337" height="3021" width_o="3337" height_o="3021" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57a481583590acdbf0befe7c0d8554beab9a84af762ae83c8f6f77f890b5ad30/blue65-kopie.jpg" data-mid="240072179" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57a481583590acdbf0befe7c0d8554beab9a84af762ae83c8f6f77f890b5ad30/blue65-kopie.jpg" /> TOO SILENT, TOO LONGToo Silent, Too Long is an ongoing project and a body of crocheted works that move from implicit expression to direct political engagement. I once avoided text in my work, fearing it would constrain interpretation or overpower nuance. But reflecting on my works so far, I’ve come to realize that my work is political, and that in times like this needs to be somewhat explicit. Silence, especially in today’s world, is not neutral— and it is a privilege we cannot afford. I SEE YOU, SEEING ME See You Seeing Me is a collaboration between poet Manka Menga and textile artist&nbsp;Katharina Spitz. The work unfolds through a constellation of materials and expressions: two embroidered Khangas, a crying dress crocheted from human hair and adorned with glass beads, a delicate hair-veil, a soundscape interwoven with spoken word and a lament by Sofie Schietekatte, and a gestural performance that binds it all together. <img width="2933" height="3992" width_o="2933" height_o="3992" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8510e54627bd3a3d5ba3e195c58156637e14400e31e9a1cd05afa3ea7a71636a/wallworkveil-from--I-see-you-seeing-me-.jpg" data-mid="240072198" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8510e54627bd3a3d5ba3e195c58156637e14400e31e9a1cd05afa3ea7a71636a/wallworkveil-from--I-see-you-seeing-me-.jpg" /> <img width="2433" height="3629" width_o="2433" height_o="3629" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3061b8c559bc834c6970db2a702f31bd40118a28b7d81dd1f1b1afd10fce4254/Katha-11.JPG" data-mid="240072606" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3061b8c559bc834c6970db2a702f31bd40118a28b7d81dd1f1b1afd10fce4254/Katha-11.JPG" /> PLAY HARDERWithin my graduation collection I researched play as a critical perspective on contemporary fashion and artistic practice. And thus questioned the strained relation between work and play in modern western society. IN THE FACE OF LOSS“In the Face of Loss”, 2019, was triggered by the story of a tablecloth that found its way into my hands.Itstarted with the encounter of a crafting woman [me] and an object [1950s hand-embroidered army-navy tablecloth]. It includes research, sculptural garments, text and photography by Bram Petraeus. <img width="912" height="1228" width_o="912" height_o="1228" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bc7bd22118842769982a215e7428df0dfe719ba7d4a0b7723ec752c395edd9bf/Schermafbeelding-2025-10-31-om-14.42.10.png" data-mid="240106486" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/912/i/bc7bd22118842769982a215e7428df0dfe719ba7d4a0b7723ec752c395edd9bf/Schermafbeelding-2025-10-31-om-14.42.10.png" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; <img width="1667" height="2500" width_o="1667" height_o="2500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3bf8dfd43ddd70974a04ae718fb73349740cf2e2377a2dc868348305b20486e4/UDK_Zwilling_Katharina_72dpi_04.jpg" data-mid="240079614" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3bf8dfd43ddd70974a04ae718fb73349740cf2e2377a2dc868348305b20486e4/UDK_Zwilling_Katharina_72dpi_04.jpg" /> ANOTHER&nbsp;MYTH OF ETHERNAL SAMENESSIf eternal sameness doesn't guarantee eternal closeness, than what hope could there possibly be for siblings, parents or lovers?The research of twin-narratives shows: they are trying to construct a myth. A myth of eternal sameness, which I state is a cultural snag because it is a contradiction to the way we, in contemporary western society, experience and think about selfhood. Corporate uniform is aiming to create the same kind of false myth, tries to create another myth of eternal sameness. https://katharinaspitz.com/Soft-stones-weave Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:52:10 +0000 katharinaspitz.com https://katharinaspitz.com/Soft-stones-weave MATERIAL ECHOES Soft Stones (weave) For Soft Stones I was searching for textile means to translate these ambiguities back into textile at the Textile Museum in Tilburg on industrial jacquard-weaving and knitting machines. Throughout the process we searched to translate the ambiguities inherent in that ceramic object back into the textile surface. Apart from the visual dimensions, we aimed to translate the material properties of the hard, shiny and resilient ceramic into the textile and aimed for depth, volume and structure that were apparent in the piece we took as inspiration. <img width="6240" height="4160" width_o="6240" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f09aa977fcb06d30d0b4bd5e06db2e646ed636c8f8c354af70308c3f83c3d264/aIMG_8390.JPG" data-mid="240244744" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f09aa977fcb06d30d0b4bd5e06db2e646ed636c8f8c354af70308c3f83c3d264/aIMG_8390.JPG" /> <img width="5472" height="3648" width_o="5472" height_o="3648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f457ab7343e6dddc5ead1cb16a17a16c8afb2e9051eae4c24848948f9d2b0896/Photo-Josefina-Eikenaar-TextielMuseum-2025-016-007.jpg" data-mid="240244730" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f457ab7343e6dddc5ead1cb16a17a16c8afb2e9051eae4c24848948f9d2b0896/Photo-Josefina-Eikenaar-TextielMuseum-2025-016-007.jpg" /> Soft Stones – WEAVE (2024)Series of works: Material Echoes - Soft Stones Materials: Merino Wool,Dimensions: 124x164cmRealised at Textile Museum Tilburg <img width="2040" height="1536" width_o="2040" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/452d9677a4c6a8589f947644fc5db3a9c3b53c7eb6fdf70a4e169ad5d0d60931/ceramic-piece_Katharina-Spitz.jpeg" data-mid="240278698" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/452d9677a4c6a8589f947644fc5db3a9c3b53c7eb6fdf70a4e169ad5d0d60931/ceramic-piece_Katharina-Spitz.jpeg" /> WE TOO WILL PASS – CERAMICS NO.16 (2024) Series of works: Material Echoes - Soft Stones Materials: Materials: glazes ceramics, handmolded Dimensions: 16x13x6cm &nbsp; https://katharinaspitz.com/Is-this-water Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:27:05 +0000 katharinaspitz.com https://katharinaspitz.com/Is-this-water Is this water&nbsp; For Is this water I was searching for textile means to translate these ambiguities back into textile at the Textile Museum in Tilburg on industrial jacquard-weaving and knitting machines. Throughout the process we searched to translate the ambiguities inherent in that ceramic object back into the textile surface. Apart from the visual dimensions, we aimed to translate the material properties of the hard, shiny and resilient ceramic into the textile and aimed for depth, volume and structure that were apparent in the piece we took as inspiration. <img width="6240" height="4160" width_o="6240" height_o="4160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/099956e37c241e6914cbfcb73a36e3c1d21b6e3c87b6c0c29d1b83c1b9c5eecc/IMG_7928.JPG" data-mid="240278974" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/099956e37c241e6914cbfcb73a36e3c1d21b6e3c87b6c0c29d1b83c1b9c5eecc/IMG_7928.JPG" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fa67c4ccbe3e843f1d3e1e9cd2c02afbc9be3e9a9230b5fb103d5cbff4af13e/CIMG6209.JPG" data-mid="240279602" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5fa67c4ccbe3e843f1d3e1e9cd2c02afbc9be3e9a9230b5fb103d5cbff4af13e/CIMG6209.JPG" /> IS THIS WATER #2 (2025)Series of works: Material Echoes - Is this waterDimensions: 167 x 40 cm Materials: various yarnsRealised at Textile Museum Tilburg <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e2f7564132cbd234464d49bc9b645e0e6dea4119ca09407d914cc4aef3b9fbb3/is-this-water_wave_Katharina-Spitz.JPG" data-mid="240279585" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e2f7564132cbd234464d49bc9b645e0e6dea4119ca09407d914cc4aef3b9fbb3/is-this-water_wave_Katharina-Spitz.JPG" /> IS THIS WATER #3 (2025)Series of works: Material Echoes - Is this waterDimensions: 152 x 45 cm Materials: various yarnsRealised at Textile Museum Tilburg <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edda4f6ad73547d5c2e0e5b455f0a9cc5b9d0ea2c4be5b49ac6372feda3be9f7/is-this-water_straight-2.JPG" data-mid="240279601" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/edda4f6ad73547d5c2e0e5b455f0a9cc5b9d0ea2c4be5b49ac6372feda3be9f7/is-this-water_straight-2.JPG" /> IS THIS WATER #1 (2025)Series of works: Material Echoes - Is this waterDimensions: 165 x 47 cm Materials: various yarnsRealised at Textile Museum Tilburg https://katharinaspitz.com/Soft-stones-knit Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:54:20 +0000 katharinaspitz.com https://katharinaspitz.com/Soft-stones-knit Soft stones (knit) <img width="4160" height="6240" width_o="4160" height_o="6240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/905dc0fb1490d50a3a3b3e9391179089abc73d017e0d7d5c9bfb7468b61c903d/IMG_8273.JPG" data-mid="240280241" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/905dc0fb1490d50a3a3b3e9391179089abc73d017e0d7d5c9bfb7468b61c903d/IMG_8273.JPG" /> Soft Stones – KNIT (2024)Series of works: Material Echoes - Soft Stones Materials: Merino Wool,Dimensions: 168x128cmRealised at Textile Museum Tilburg <img width="3648" height="5472" width_o="3648" height_o="5472" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/13f30f1358635aa7c70b03dcfc42081c62544da967caefb8bdc0fd9154bed92a/Photo-Josefina-Eikenaar-TextielMuseum-2025-016-052.jpg" data-mid="240245147" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/13f30f1358635aa7c70b03dcfc42081c62544da967caefb8bdc0fd9154bed92a/Photo-Josefina-Eikenaar-TextielMuseum-2025-016-052.jpg" /> The series ‘Material Echoes is part of an ongoing research into ambiguous materials. By translating the tactile, visual and emotional qualities of one medium into another, it explores the poetic tension between contrasting materials, in this case ceramic and textile. Each piece forms a translation and interpretation, focusing on ambiguity, material transformation, and sensory deception. The project investigates the tension of how softness can appear rigid, how solidity can mimic fluidity, and how visual structure can suggest weight, texture, and dimensionality across material boundaries. https://katharinaspitz.com/Too-silent-too-long-1 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 10:49:21 +0000 katharinaspitz.com https://katharinaspitz.com/Too-silent-too-long-1 TOO SILENT, TOO LONG We too will pass, so how do we want to be remembered? Too Silent, Too Long is an ongoing project and a body of crocheted works that move from implicit expression to direct political engagement. I once avoided text in my work, fearing it would constrain interpretation or overpower nuance. But reflecting on my works so far, I’ve come to realize that my work is political, and that in times like this needs to be somewhat explicit. Silence, especially in today’s world, is not neutral— and it is a privilege we cannot afford. <img width="4445" height="6667" width_o="4445" height_o="6667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/abeb801120cda3ff9087c7c910bfd24b115b01d8ac4efc02914324fe71b061ab/DSC01980.jpg" data-mid="235063436" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/abeb801120cda3ff9087c7c910bfd24b115b01d8ac4efc02914324fe71b061ab/DSC01980.jpg" /> We too will pass so how do we want to be remembered (2023),crocheted and embroidered wallhanging,... cm(Property of Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen) <img width="3337" height="3021" width_o="3337" height_o="3021" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/57a481583590acdbf0befe7c0d8554beab9a84af762ae83c8f6f77f890b5ad30/blue65-kopie.jpg" data-mid="235062125" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/57a481583590acdbf0befe7c0d8554beab9a84af762ae83c8f6f77f890b5ad30/blue65-kopie.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f64173886856fe9fe0669012a2a503f8f413e8e1ee6ce154babd6bd369197067/blue2-kopie.jpg" data-mid="235062123" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f64173886856fe9fe0669012a2a503f8f413e8e1ee6ce154babd6bd369197067/blue2-kopie.jpg" /> <img width="4127" height="2414" width_o="4127" height_o="2414" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f969f44d2e33a27c6a7b13228135fcadad011166f1d211d4883bbc14c6a7853/blue5-kopie.jpg" data-mid="235062124" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f969f44d2e33a27c6a7b13228135fcadad011166f1d211d4883bbc14c6a7853/blue5-kopie.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2040" width_o="1536" height_o="2040" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e1b8bdc677af87176260c51f69e3f1841080542e0b4c049f7390bbbdecad0269/3-Katharina-Spitz-Crochet-Art-Textile-Amsterdam-Lachel-doch-mal-Kopie.jpg" data-mid="235062127" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e1b8bdc677af87176260c51f69e3f1841080542e0b4c049f7390bbbdecad0269/3-Katharina-Spitz-Crochet-Art-Textile-Amsterdam-Lachel-doch-mal-Kopie.jpg" /> Lächel doch malThrough crochet, I engage in a slow, deliberate form of resistance—asserting the value of female craftsmanship while creating space for contemplation and care. Each piece carries statements that are clear but poetic, formed and stitched in time by urgency. Unlike social media, which often demands certainty and punishes vulnerability, this process allows me to question, to reflect, and to grow. <img width="1797" height="1797" width_o="1797" height_o="1797" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3be8bc1b107477921749a1465ad926b937f32323d1b99892f6c1de89c0d31cef/good-Katharina-Spitz-Crochet-Art-Textile-Amsterdam-Lachel-doch-mal-Kopie-2.jpg" data-mid="235062143" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3be8bc1b107477921749a1465ad926b937f32323d1b99892f6c1de89c0d31cef/good-Katharina-Spitz-Crochet-Art-Textile-Amsterdam-Lachel-doch-mal-Kopie-2.jpg" /> Dein blaues Herz ist mir nicht groß genug,The works are multilingual because protest is culturally and contextually shaped and determined—language carries position, and every act of resistance arises from a specific time and place. Living as a German in the Netherlands, I often feel the tension of being between languages: competent but not instinctive, emotionally distanced, yet acutely aware of nuances others may miss. Coming from personal experience rather than a moral high ground this position sharpens my sensitivity to how structural biases—especially those against women—are subtly encoded in everyday language and behavior. Too Silent, Too Long is both a personal and political response to that realization: a reclaiming of voice through craft, and a call for thoughtful, embodied protest. <img width="2823" height="2823" width_o="2823" height_o="2823" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af8efc26f4e4342585ddfec6ae21ad68b30ef4b29160d7c9bb4fa44909b1b988/Katharina-Spitz-Protest-Demokratie-Hakelarbeit-Crochet-Art.jpg" data-mid="235062133" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af8efc26f4e4342585ddfec6ae21ad68b30ef4b29160d7c9bb4fa44909b1b988/Katharina-Spitz-Protest-Demokratie-Hakelarbeit-Crochet-Art.jpg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Dein blaues Herz ist mir nicht groß genug,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; crocheted and embroidered wallhanging, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; cotton yarn and beads on recycled plexiglas&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 98x80 cm&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (available) <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/567ea670ed4053c541e283e1ab6f1e2f64ff6c4d95ad5a74e68fb205da1f64e9/aIMG_4288.JPG" data-mid="235062131" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/567ea670ed4053c541e283e1ab6f1e2f64ff6c4d95ad5a74e68fb205da1f64e9/aIMG_4288.JPG" /> https://katharinaspitz.com/I-SEE-YOU-SEEING-ME-SOUND Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:59:02 +0000 katharinaspitz.com https://katharinaspitz.com/I-SEE-YOU-SEEING-ME-SOUND I SEE YOU SEEING ME <img 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58fd0d12b7bd258e76e5944bcb60c2efd63ede881a5b22d9dcc463909164e411/20241116_110821.jpg" data-mid="222605741" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58fd0d12b7bd258e76e5944bcb60c2efd63ede881a5b22d9dcc463909164e411/20241116_110821.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/16bdfb2cf894a6f907b81e2d1318bba74fb40c7ed20dbf1e41327f2c17ec0a8a/20241116_110835.jpg" data-mid="222605744" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/16bdfb2cf894a6f907b81e2d1318bba74fb40c7ed20dbf1e41327f2c17ec0a8a/20241116_110835.jpg" /> &nbsp; <img width="2082" height="3123" width_o="2082" height_o="3123" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ede2598c06d68a602650ed5cec423c588ad1f58645c601552263cfde34c9f04/FC-CLASHHOUSE-2024-486.jpg" data-mid="222605671" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ede2598c06d68a602650ed5cec423c588ad1f58645c601552263cfde34c9f04/FC-CLASHHOUSE-2024-486.jpg" /> I See You Seeing Me in collaboration with Manka Menga. See You Seeing Me is a collaboration between poet Manka Menga&nbsp;and textile artist&nbsp;Katharina Spitz. The work unfolds through a constellation of materials and expressions: two embroidered Khangas, a crying dress crocheted from human hair and adorned with glass beads, a delicate hair-veil, a soundscape interwoven with spoken word and a lament by Sofie Schietekatte, and a gestural performance that binds it all together. Through these intertwined forms, the artists explore themes of womanhood, social cohesion, and memory. The performative work merges&nbsp;object, word, and embodiment, creating a living dialogue between material and voice, silence and gesture. What unites Menga and Spitz is a shared longing—rooted in a critical yet open view of time, space, and society. Their practice is poetic, critical, and unflinchingly honest. While Menga distills experience into language, Spitz translates societal conflicts into the tangible world of fabric, thread, and texture. Together, they have created a threefold work&nbsp;that illuminates shared experiences and a collective yearning for&nbsp;connection, belonging, and communal transformation. See You Seeing Me becomes both a mirror and a meeting place—where vulnerability and strength coexist, and where art itself becomes an act of seeing, and being seen. <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/baa07a829cfd34c0e85a879a103b96d7b921ed8eecdc46bfbe3ba578c1bcbb0e/20241116_121316.jpg" data-mid="222606061" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/baa07a829cfd34c0e85a879a103b96d7b921ed8eecdc46bfbe3ba578c1bcbb0e/20241116_121316.jpg" /> <img width="2752" height="4128" width_o="2752" height_o="4128" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6dd2dec8fb9fbd1cfbcee5f087366c003fecfd2e37cdd28e566e0757d611d8c8/FC-CLASHHOUSE-2024-454.jpg" data-mid="222605672" border="0" data-scale="89" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6dd2dec8fb9fbd1cfbcee5f087366c003fecfd2e37cdd28e566e0757d611d8c8/FC-CLASHHOUSE-2024-454.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e888752661f9c959876ff4e1a4b04dd523ba430270f63fc46408c9539288a15/20241116_122442.jpg" data-mid="222606062" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e888752661f9c959876ff4e1a4b04dd523ba430270f63fc46408c9539288a15/20241116_122442.jpg" /> ‘The emotional journey continued with “I SEE YOU SEE ME,” a collaborative piece by designer Katharina Spitz and poet Manka Menga. The duo courageously explored themes of womanhood, ritualistic desires, and the embodiment of space and time, deeply inspired by resilient women who have carved out their legacy in both history and society’s consciousness.’ - Kaltblut magazine Photography: Ruben Hilkens for Fashionclash FestivalSound: Sophie SchiettekatteFunded by: Amarte Fonds and Fashionclash Festival https://katharinaspitz.com/Forget-Me-Not-1 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 11:53:59 +0000 katharinaspitz.com https://katharinaspitz.com/Forget-Me-Not-1 Forget Me Not https://katharinaspitz.com/Forget-Me-Not-1-1 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:04:18 +0000 katharinaspitz.com https://katharinaspitz.com/Forget-Me-Not-1-1 <img width="1120" height="633" width_o="1120" height_o="633" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/20444937df5c7a4e5f5ea22200b807f93bb404915a6f77fe4313bdb9d8405247/MKG_Logo_Extern_positiv-kopie.jpg" data-mid="196835401" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/20444937df5c7a4e5f5ea22200b807f93bb404915a6f77fe4313bdb9d8405247/MKG_Logo_Extern_positiv-kopie.jpg" /> <img width="456" height="327" width_o="456" height_o="327" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bef47915eb073cea723613a4ec88056b372374bcff2ec290ddb29c4b1a40de80/SHK_LOGO_schwarz-kopie.jpg" data-mid="196835400" border="0" data-scale="73" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/456/i/bef47915eb073cea723613a4ec88056b372374bcff2ec290ddb29c4b1a40de80/SHK_LOGO_schwarz-kopie.jpg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f66d5e5ef69617a7680cbadf4626a5535168d4278fad875400a8eb1ce49fdb9/blue2-kopie.jpg" data-mid="196835557" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f66d5e5ef69617a7680cbadf4626a5535168d4278fad875400a8eb1ce49fdb9/blue2-kopie.jpg" /> <img width="344" height="120" width_o="344" height_o="120" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0d58ce594bc5a785f30edc046df26fbac11852b5395713cc0d1ce835410bac4c/Bildschirmfoto-2023-11-14-um-16.56.06.png" data-mid="196835895" border="0" data-scale="45" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/344/i/0d58ce594bc5a785f30edc046df26fbac11852b5395713cc0d1ce835410bac4c/Bildschirmfoto-2023-11-14-um-16.56.06.png" /> As the 6th Resident of the Fonds for Young Design Programm of Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen I was invited to develop a new work and exhibition for MK&amp;G Hamburg.&nbsp;The exhibition&nbsp;Forget Me Not and the purchase of a whole body of work by Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen for the MK&amp;G collection marks a milestone within my artistic practice. I am very grateful for the opportunity. In the exhibition “Forget Me Not” at the MK&amp;G, the designer explores varied forms of memory culture – ranging from monuments to personal symbolic trinkets to dynamic textile objects – to question why and how we choose to hold onto certain memories. She makes the ambivalences inherent in the forms taken by such tokens of remembrance visible by combining opposing fabric properties and thus creating an ambiguous materiality: Ceramic imprints of body parts recalling the striving for immortality embodied by antique marble busts are encased in finely spun thread; crocheted textiles and flowing wool fabrics propose an abstract alternative to the “knot in the handkerchief”; and delicate forget-me-not embroidery is nearly absorbed by black velvet. “I plead for a mobile, social form of memory&nbsp;that embraces impermanence, as opposed to a society that tries to manifest itself as eternal through its commemorative objects, resisting the passage of time and mortality,” the designer explains. In addition to newly created works, the exhibition also features objects from the MK&amp;G collection, including for the first time the series “Mein Denkmal” (My Memorial) by photographer Bettina Flitner (b. 1961) as well as fashion photographs by F.C. Gundlach (1926–2021), a four-faced wooden head as a memento mori (c. 1650), and intricately woven objects made of human hair (Hamburg, c. 1800–1850) as personal mementos of the deceased.